I have always wanted a full AL car, so the only things left are a scuttle and the nose. The nose is way out of my skill level at the moment so I am starting on the scuttle. In my opinion the Locost form looks a little chunky compared to other 7's mostly I believe because of the size on the cockpit opening. At the 7 event at NJMP last year I measured the cockpit opening on just about every car I could find. The Lotus, Caterhams, Berkin, Westfields... all run on the same range, 19 to 24 inches for the side rail, my Locost is 27 inches. I will start making some wood templates to see how far I can pull the scuttle back. I am planning on using the current hood. It becomes tougher to fab as the scuttle can no longer be a flat piece. as the new scuttle will be going past the angle change on the side rails, so there is going to have to be some shrinking and stretching going on.
I am planning on making this a non distructive build, so if I get in over my head I can return the car to it's current setup. I really want to start the 2019 track day schedule early, in the DC area that is April.
So like all good projects the first thing you need it tools
Last night I picked up a WoodFab 30" 3 in 1 for $300, with stand, looks brand new
https://www.woodwardfab.com/product/3-i ... 30-length/And over the weekend I got
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-elite ... stand.htmlSo scuttle fabrication can commence. If I can get enough bodies to get the WoodFab out of the Jeep, and back on the atand, it's about 300 pounds.
Graham